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doucet

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈduːsɪt/
  • rhymes with -uːsɪt
  • CMU ARPABET: D UW0 S EH1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from French.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A sweetened dish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: obsolete except in dialects

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Deer testicles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural

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History

Etymology

From French Doucet.

From Middle English doucet, from Old French doucet, diminutive of dous (“sweet”). Doublet of dulcet and dolcetto.